Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Afganistan
National Language
Somalia
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Pakistan
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Habeenka Good
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Evening Good
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Fadlan
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
caraysiiyo
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
somali
pachto
German Name
Somali
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Pashtun
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Somali and Pashto Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Somali and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Pashto Speaking population
Somali and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Somali and Pashto on Somali vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Pashto Language Codes
Somali and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.